Senior Mechanical Engineer
Are you passionate about developing innovative engineering solutions and high‑performance products?
Would you like to contribute to complex engineering projects while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams across the full product lifecycle?
Join our team
Baker Hughes is a global energy‑technology company operating in more than 120 countries. We deliver innovative solutions that make energy safer, cleaner, and more efficient. Our engineering teams combine technical expertise, innovation, and customer focus to develop technologies that support the energy sector and industrial markets worldwide.
Partner with the best
As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you will play a key role in the design, development, and delivery of innovative products and customer‑focused engineering solutions. You will contribute through both hands‑on technical work and collaborative project execution, applying sound engineering judgment and systems thinking across the entire product lifecycle.
Working within cross‑functional teams, you will engage with customers, support project delivery, and provide technical guidance to ensure solutions are robust, commercially viable, and aligned with business and technology strategies.
As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you will be responsible for:
- Leading and contributing to the design and development of new products, services, and customer‑specific engineering solutions.
- Applying systems engineering principles including:
- Requirements definition
- System architecture
- Integration planning
- Configuration management
- Risk management
- Supporting projects through concept development, design, verification, validation, production, and commercialization activities.
- Collaborating with Discipline Engineering, Research, Testing, and Product Development teams to ensure technical excellence.
- Participating in customer engagement activities including requirements gathering, technical workshops, design reviews, and proposal development.
- Providing technical mentorship and serving as a subject matter resource within your engineering discipline.
- Supporting project planning, execution, and delivery while maintaining technical integrity and alignment with business objectives.
- Managing technical interfaces across engineering disciplines and project stakeholders.
- Contributing to continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen engineering practices, product quality, and operational efficiency.
- Supporting engineering decisions using analytical methods, technical assessments, and risk‑based approaches.
Fuel your passion
To be successful in this role, you will:
- Hold a Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
- Demonstrate a strong understanding of core mechanical engineering principles, including:
- Mechanics
- Structural dynamics
- Rotor dynamics
- Thermodynamics
- Fluid mechanics and aerodynamics
- Materials science
- Structural analysis
- Be proficient with:
- CAD systems
- CAM tools
- Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) platforms
- Have experience designing or analyzing mechanical systems such as:
- Fluid transport systems
- Compression systems
- Combustion systems
- Thermal management systems
- Demonstrate experience working within multidisciplinary engineering teams.
- Have experience applying systems engineering methodologies to complex engineering challenges.
- Possess strong communication and stakeholder‑management skills.
- Be comfortable engaging with customers and supporting technical discussions.
- Demonstrate strong analytical, problem‑solving, and decision‑making capabilities.
Preferred Qualifications
- Recognized expertise within a relevant mechanical engineering discipline.
- Experience leading small technical teams, engineering work packages, or project activities.
- Experience supporting bid development, proposal preparation, or customer solution development.
- Knowledge of product development and engineering processes within industrial or energy sectors.
- Experience mentoring engineers and supporting technical capability development.
Working with us
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. We know we achieve better outcomes when our employees are developed, engaged, and supported to bring their authentic selves to work. We invest in wellbeing, learning, technical excellence, and leadership development to help our teams reach their full potential.
Working for you
We offer a competitive benefits package aligned with local market standards, including:
- Work‑life balance and wellbeing programs
- Comprehensive private medical care options
- Life insurance and disability programs
- Tailored financial programs
- Additional voluntary or elective benefits
Why join Baker Hughes?
- Opportunity to influence product strategy and technical direction.
- Exposure to complex engineering challenges and innovative technologies.
- Collaboration with multidisciplinary experts across engineering, research, and product development.
- Ongoing professional development and career growth opportunities.
- A culture that values innovation, inclusion, technical excellence, and continuous learning.
Skills Required
- Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline
- Strong understanding of mechanics, structural dynamics, rotor dynamics, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, aerodynamics, materials science, and structural analysis
- Proficiency with CAD systems, CAM tools, and Product Lifecycle Management platforms
- Experience designing or analyzing fluid transport, compression, combustion, or thermal management systems
- Experience working within multidisciplinary engineering teams
- Experience applying systems engineering methodologies to complex engineering challenges
- Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills
- Comfort engaging with customers and supporting technical discussions
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities
- Recognized expertise within a relevant mechanical engineering discipline
- Experience leading small technical teams, engineering work packages, or project activities
- Experience supporting bid development, proposal preparation, or customer solution development
- Knowledge of product development and engineering processes within industrial or energy sectors
- Experience mentoring engineers and supporting technical capability development
Baker Hughes Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Baker Hughes and has not been reviewed or approved by Baker Hughes.
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Retirement Support — Feedback suggests retirement contributions combine automatic employer funding with a dollar‑for‑dollar match, with immediate vesting on the match. This structure can meaningfully increase savings for employees who participate consistently.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Feedback suggests a discounted employee stock purchase program with regular purchase periods and no brokerage fees provides accessible ownership upside. Program parameters are clearly laid out through the benefits hub and plan materials.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Feedback suggests exempt staff have flexible, manager‑approved time off while non‑exempt employees accrue vacation and receive paid personal time. Company‑paid holidays and paid parental leave further broaden time‑away options.
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